East Lake MARTA Station (circa 1980) (pic submitted by Corky)

Unlike the Atlanta City Council, which has gotten itself into some hot water recently trying to rename a couple streets after an Atlanta broadcaster and an architect, neither Decatur’s City Commission or its school board seem all that into renaming things recently.

Not that there haven’t been opportunities.

I recently openly wondered whether the Decatur School Board had plans to rename the 5th Avenue school once it was rebuilt as the 4/5 academy.  Nope.  And with all the recent street improvements, you’d think if a name change was in the works it would happen in tandum.  But nothing.  Sure we’ve recently named the MARTA plaza after Roy A. Blount, but why does Atlanta still have a “penchant” for street name changes while Decatur sticks to historic street names?

There certainly was a time when the Decatur City Commission renamed Oliver Street to Commerce Drive, but that era seems long past.  (In fact, that decision should be reversed if at all possible.)  Nowadays, famous Decatur locals are left fighting amongst new public buildings and civic spaces if they want eternal glory.  But in Atlanta, apparently anything and everything is still up for grabs!

Is there a reason for this?

RsMcGr wrote on Twitter yesterday evening…

Did I just see waiters /waitresses sitting in booths @ the #DecaturGA Diner? Think they had blue shirts/white letters said “Decatur Diner.”

Marlatiara followed up with confirmation of many people in the Diner…

My husband just called and confirmed what @RSMcGr said – staff meeting at #DecaturGA diner! “About 30 people in there!”

Does this mean anything?  Who knows!

If anyone is able to sit down and order something, let us know.

A little more than a week ago, we put up a post from a MAK resident seeking homes for two pure-bred boxers found down south of Hartsfield-Jackson airport who were currently residing at Edgewood Animal Clinic.

Shortly after the post went up, we received word that the dog on the right had been adopted, but the girl on the left still needed a home.  DM reader JEM let us know that she was interested and wanted to meet the brindle boxer.  Then last night we received a follow-up from JEM…

I adopted Mattie, the brindle boxer female. She and my golden Riley are already great buddies. She is an absolutely wonderful dog. …She is now blistfully sleeping on the floor beside my chair. No more cold streets for Mattie.

So I’m very happy to report that both dogs have found homes!